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Arson: INEC Set to Meet Security Chiefs As 21 Offices Are Razed

18May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Crime, Elections, News, Nigeria

Arson: INEC Set to Meet Security Chiefs As 21 Offices Are Razed

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is set to meet heads of security agencies this week as part of efforts to forestall the rising attacks on its offices in some part of the country. Reports say the meeting with security agencies will be held after a meeting of the resident electoral commissioners of the electoral umpire on Wednesday. This was disclosed by a top official of the commission in the wake of the hiked spate of attacks on INEC’s office which has risen to 21 on Sunday night with the recent attack on the Enugu State headquarters of the commission, Punch reports. At least 19 offices of INEC had been burnt in the last two years by hoodlums. A breakdown of the incidents showed that the most affected states include Akwa Ibom (four), Abia (three) Anambra (two)...

Hoodlums Raze INEC Headquarters in Enugu

17May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Security

Hoodlums Raze INEC Headquarters in Enugu

The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Enugu has been set ablaze on Sunday night with some vehicles razed. This comes barely 48 hours after an office of the commission in Udenu Local Government Area went up in flames. Reports say the arsonists numbering about seven stormed the commission situated near Enugu State Broadcasting Service at Independence Layout in a Mini-Bus and ignited fire to six Hilux vehicles, five of which were completely razed. The sixth was partially destroyed. They reportedly tried to set buildings in the premises ablaze but were resisted by armed security operatives guarding the premises. Some furniture in one of the offices were said to have caught fire before firefighters arrived, Punch reports. Residents of the area r...

Why Fire Razed INEC Office in Udenu LGA, Enugu – Police

15May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria, Power

Why Fire Razed INEC Office in Udenu LGA, Enugu – Police

The Nigeria Police Force, Enugu State Command has said the fire incident at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in the Udenu local government area of the state was caused by a power surge. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Force Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe on behalf of the Commissioner of Police. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi visited the scene where he took a brief from the INEC Electoral Officer in charge of Udenu LGA, Dustan Eke, to ensure effective intervention of the newly constructed fire service stations in Udenu and Igbo-Eze North Local Government Areas, as well as the one in Nsukka LGA. The governor charged the security agencies to ensure the safety of the lives and property of residents of the area. The statement...

2023: I Won’t Disappoint All Nigerians Urging me to Run for President – Yahaya Bello

15May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

2023: I Won’t Disappoint All Nigerians Urging me to Run for President – Yahaya Bello

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has expressed resolve to heed the call by many Nigerians asking him to run for President in the 2023 presidential election. Bello disclosed this on Friday when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He said, “Nigerians, the youth and women, and all Nigerians, including very objective elites are asking me to run for President in 2023. “And I believe it is high time that we look into capacity, who can do the job, who is going to unify this country. And I think they are seeing something in me that they are asking me to come and unite and fix this country." However, his claim has attracted reactions from a cross-section of Nigerians, who have asked him to define the distributive determiner 'All' as used in his statement, SaharaRepor...

BREAKING: Fire razes INEC Office in Enugu

14May

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

BREAKING: Fire razes INEC Office in Enugu

The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Obollo-Afor, Udenu local government area of Enugu State has been razed down by midnight fire. The cause of the fire, which was said to have occurred late on Thursday is not known yet. The police confirmed the fire incident In a statement by the Enugu police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, titled, ‘Fire incident at INEC office in Obollo-Afor: CP orders the conduct of the thorough investigation to ascertain the cause of the fire outbreak and damages incurred’. The statement noted that the combined effort of the state fire service, residents, and security agents prevented the fire from razing other offices. The statement read in part, “Following a distress call received at Udenu Police Divisional Headquarters of Enugu Stat...

How El-Rufai tackled Ex-President Jonathan Over Personal Interest – Omokri

6May

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

How El-Rufai tackled Ex-President Jonathan Over Personal Interest – Omokri

Reno Omokri, a former Presidential aide has disclosed how Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has been maligning former President Goodluck Jonathan because he was not picked as Vice President. Omokri said this in reaction to El-Rufai’s indictment of Jonathan having harboured plans to jail him. He stated that the Kadu State governor went on self-imposed exile during the tenure of former President Umar Yar’adua and only returned to the country on May 5, 2010, the exact day Yar’adua passed on. According to Omokri, El-Rufai came back due to his conviction that the Jonathan administration would be favourable for him. The former aide said El-Rufai visited Jonathan at the State House six days after his return and held a press conference where he made “unsolicited comments” asking ...

Ondo Election Tribunal to Deliver Verdict on Guber Poll Today

20Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, Judiciary, News, Nigeria

Ondo Election Tribunal to Deliver Verdict on Guber Poll Today

The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Akure is set to rule on the October 20, Ondo State governorship poll today. The verdict o the petition filed by Mr Eyitayo Jedege of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against the winner of the election, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressive Congress, APC, was initially billed to take place on Wednesday 21, 2021 but was rescheduled for today. Reports say the tribunal will utilise the electronic method to deliver the judgement due to the ongoing strike action by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria, who are demanding financial autonomy for the judicial arm of government, Punch reports. The secretary of the tribunal in a notice to the concerned parties in the case on Monday evening says today’s tribunal judgement would ...

President Talon of Benin Wins Controversial Re-election with Wide Margin

14Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News

President Talon of Benin Wins Controversial Re-election with Wide Margin

President Patrice Talon of Benin easily rode to victory for a second tenure in office, interim results obtained on Tuesday suggested, following the election that took place during the weekend. Talon, criticized for clamping down on his opponents, was first elected as the country’s president in 2016. He contested the Sunday election against less popular opponents as the majority of his main rivals were either in exile or disqualified from contesting the poll. He emerged victorious with 86.3 percent of the vote cast, the electoral commission said while announcing preliminary results, his opponents, Alassane Soumanou and Corentin Kohoue garnered 11.29 and 2.25 percent respectively, AFP reports. The final result must be verified by Benin’s constitutional court. Critics say the West Af...

Chad President Vies for Sixth Term in Power

11Apr

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News

Chad President Vies for Sixth Term in Power

President Idriss Deby Itno of Chad is set to contest for his sixth term in office in the oil-producing Central African country. Deby who has been in power for three decades has campaigned on the promises of building schools, paving roads, and improving standard of living in the country that is battling underdevelopment. Large billboards of Deby flood the streets of the capital, N’Djamena and he is in pole position to clinch victory in the first round given that two of the prominent opposition candidates withdrew from the race as part of a boycott and a third man considered a top contender chose not to run. The only remaining opposition candidate with the resources to campaign outside the capital is Albert Pahimi Padacke, a one-time Deby ally who served as prime minister from 2016 ...

PDP endorses Nasarawa Governor for Second Term

5Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

PDP endorses Nasarawa Governor for Second Term

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwanga LGA of Nasarawa State has endorsed Governor Abdullahi Sule for second term. Member representing Akwanga South in Nasarawa Assembly on the platform of the PDP, Hon Samuel Tsebe, announced this at the weekend in Akwanga LG during a critical stakeholders meeting of leaders of various political parties and religious groups in the council. Tsebe said his decision to ensure the Governor’s success in 2023 is based on his assessment of his achievements, particularly in Akwanga LG. He commended Sule’s remarkable and exemplary leadership as well as the monumental infrastructural development evident in numerous road construction across the state, especially in Akwanga LG. The PDP member also expressed full satisfaction with the prudent manner ...